the myth of sisyphus
6th printing, 1971.
in this essay, first published in 1942, camus grapples with the fundamental tension between our deep need for meaning and the indifferent, “unreasonable silence” of the universe. drawing from the works of kierkegaard, schopenhauer, and nietzsche, camus develops his philosophy of the absurd, asserting that the realization of life’s meaninglessness does not justify despair or suicide, but instead calls for “revolt” and the affirmation of life.
the essay culminates in the image of sisyphus, condemned to endlessly push a boulder up a mountain only for it to roll back down. camus famously concludes, “the struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. one must imagine sisyphus happy.”
london: hamilton. 169 pages. 8.75x5.5". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: good+ some highlighting in pen. otherwise fine. jacket condition: gentle bumping to spine, unclipped(£1.50). near fine. Item #1147
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